Platinum platinum blade. COMPPRrrrrrreeeeeeeeessssssssssss... and return, 2022, wig, felt, resin, painted steel, air return filter grille, 16 x 30 x 30 inches
The Patti Page Quartet, Act 1.5 (Patti tries to sing a love song), 2022, 2-channel audio, vocals: Steph Zimmerman, Robbie Acklen, Gabriel Sacco, 7 minutes, 40 seconds
All Hail the Skunk Oil Queen!, 2023, painted felt, paper, wood, foam, steel, rubber, paper clay, polyester, plastic, 32 x 25 x 11 inches
Tick Tick Tick, 2022, bronze, 9 x 7 x 1.5 inches
The Patti Page Quartet, 2021, 30 minutes, felt, wood, paper, found records, shipping box, plastic, shipping materials, email, 4-channel audio recording, carpet
The installation centers around a 30-minute radio play-like audio piece which tells a fictional story—through dialogue, pop songs, sound effects, soundscapes, and found audio—of pop singer Patti Page encountering other Patti Pages as she travels around the Midwest. In 1948, Patti Page became the first person to layer their own vocals on a record with the release of her romantic duet “Confess.”
Mosey On Up, 2015, Styrofoam, carpet (model #7WD9N6610PK), 8 x 5 x 5 inches
Royale, 2015, Styrofoam, sheet vinyl (model #61338405), 8 x 5 x 5 inches
1163 Lincroft Drive: Before and After, 2013, video, 6 minutes, 58 seconds
1163 Lincroft Drive: Before and After depicts objects in an Indiana home before (left) and after (right) it was staged. Home staging is a method of preparing a home for sale on the real estate market. The practice—which often involves painting walls, removing personal items, and rearranging furniture in order to anonymize a space—rose to prominence after the 2008 housing crisis. The photos in the video are cropped versions of original images provided to me by a professional home stager and real estate agent.
Ottawa O.K., 2015, Styrofoam, sheet vinyl (model #AR-512274, 16 x 16 x 5 inches
Eph's Night Out, 2021, fabric, wire, tape, glue, 28 x 21 x 9 inches
Land Reutilization Authority, 2019, audio recordings, amplifier, speakers, headphones, chairs, materials collected from LRA lots
Land Reutilization Authority is an installation of custom-fabricated instruments and audio compositions created using materials found at vacant lots owned by St. Louis’ Land Reutilization Authority (LRA). Established in 1971 when the city was experiencing rapid depopulation—due to de jure segregation, failed civic projects, white flight and changes in industry, among other factors—the LRA is the oldest land bank in the country.
Basketball, 2019, basketball, wood frame, 14 x 11.5 inches 
Retention, 2012, sports duffel bag, 8 x 24 x 24 inches
_raw_ _ _ _ _ _/ _port_/_ _ _, 2012, drawstring sports bag, 20 x 12 x 4 inches
Recast, 2018, audio recording, music stands, basketball, rocks, wood, Styrofoam, plastic straw, toy bowling ball, toy car hubcap, lightbulb, shoelaces, plastic bottles, garbage bag, water, duration of audio recording: 15 minutes, 34 secondsRecast is an outdoor audio installation created using materials collected from the Mississippi River—sticks, rocks, Styrofoam, the inner lining of a washed-up basketball. With a nod to the calliope music played aboard traditional riverboats, the piece offers a portrait and demonstrates the performative potential of the river and its contents.
Whitewalling, 2015, dry erase ink, whiteboard, 24 x 18 inches
☖ (Nylon Whail), 2015, latex paint, performance fabric, steel, 23 x 11 x 8 inches
☄ (Nylon Blike), 2015, latex paint, performance fabric, steel, 12 x 25 x 7.5 inches
Etc., 2012, telephone cord, thread, pamphlet covers, school desk, 51 x 12 x 12 inches
Tankini, 2015, nylon, wood, 8 x 8 x 5 inches
Chosis, 2012, bleacher pad, cement, steel, metal clamp, 60 x 12 x 8 inches
Self-portrait, 2012, HP laptop case, steel, digital print, 20 x 18 x 5 inches
White Noise, 2019, installation view
Floor, 2019, digital photo print, 30 x 23 inches
Holdaling, 2019, telephone cords, steel, 16 x 13 x 5 inches
The Financial Life of My Therapist, 2019, iPad, headphones, video depicting missed voicemail sent/sung by a fictional therapist who has fallen on hard financial times, 3 minutes, 4 seconds
The 100-Year All-Nighter, 2019, whiteboard, dry-erase ink, aluminum, audio recording, 12 x 75 x 37 inches, duration of audio piece: 16 minutes, 42 seconds
Filler Words, 2019, amplifier, MIDI sampling keyboard programmed with some of the most common filler words—such as "dollar bid" and "now"—that auctioneers use when bid calling
Career Fair, 2013, resume with blacked-out text boxes, blueprint, sensible and modern office desk, business cards, sign, pamphlet, musical score, audio recording, headphones, map, photo of field in Illinois, questionable recipe, diagram of idiosyncratic animal names
In Career Fair, I translated my professional resume into various new forms—a score for a woodwind trio, a blueprint for modernist furniture, a recipe, a map, a book of erasure poetry, a zoological index, and more.
First Quarter Ecstasy, 2022, paper, Styrofoam, 22.5 x 18 inches
Shortcrust, 2020, paper, 14 x 11 inches
Airport Cemetery, 2021, paper, foam, 21.5 x 17 inches
Cheap Oysters, 2020, paper, mesh bag, 21.5 x 17 inches
Shortcrust, 2020, paper, 14 x 11 inches
</=|=//|> (red blue), 2021, paper, foam
22 x 17.5 inches
</=|=//> (yellow blue), 2021
paper, foam, 21.5 x 17 inches
Shortcrust, 2020, paper, 14 x 11 inches
The Neighborhood’s Lone Trombone Has No Home, 2021, paper, 21 x 16.5 inches
Shortcrust, 2020, paper, 14 x 11 inches
itS duo (Before), 2013, swivel chair, sawhorses, wood, bug, dirt, pushpins, cabinet, screw eye hooks, metal brackets and other items already available in studio provided by Vermont Studio Center
itS duo (After), 2013, swivel chair, sawhorses, wood, bug, dirt, pushpins, cabinet, screw eye hooks, metal brackets and other items already available in studio provided by Vermont Studio Center
c=1440°/min., 2011, rotating motor, video monitor, laptop, dimensions variable
100,000 Attempts to Make A Perfect Circle, 2011, graphite on paper, 18 x 24 inches